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U.S. Fifth Circuit Sends Premises Liability Question to Texa...

The drowning death of a civil service employee on a U.S. Army facility has raised on issue on whether its possible to preserve a storm-related liability claim against the United States. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sent, and the Texas Supreme Court accepted, a certified question on negligent undertaking, emphasizing the state's caselaw does not answer if a negligent undertaking theory to recover damages is possible when such claims are barred by the natural accumulation doctrine.

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August 12, 2024, 4:03 PM